moorish architecture

1. 1.

   a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches

   SynonymsMoorish

   Broaderarchitectural style

Questions about moorish architecture

What does moorish architecture mean?

moorish architecture means "a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches".

What is another word for moorish architecture?

Close synonyms include Moorish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moorish architecture a common word?

moorish architecture is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.